With there being no international competition in the Americas this weekend there are no changes to the Americas Rankings this week. As of March 13 2016 Rugby World Cup 2015 competitors Argentina, USA, Canada and Uruguay remain ranked one through four in that order. There have, nonetheless, been alterations to …
Read More »ARC Team of the Week
The Americas Rugby Championship wrapped up this past weekend which means it’s time for our last weekly selection of this year’s tournament. Of course there is still our ARC Dream Team to come early next week. Might some of the players below find themselves in our best of the tournament …
Read More »Brazil Roster for Vancouver Sevens
This coming Saturday and Sunday Brazil will be one of four countries from the Americas competing at the inaugural Canadian leg of the Sevens World Series in Vancouver. The Brazilians will join Argentina, the USA and hosts, Canada in the sixteen-team tournament. The Tupis roster for the Vancouver Sevens features …
Read More »Brazil vs Argentina XV – ARC 2016 Full Match
The Argentina XV claimed the newly minted Americas Rugby Championship title in São José dos Campos on Saturday, defeating Brazil to emerge from the tournament undefeated with an opening round draw against the US Eagles the only blemish on their record. Os Tupis were overwhelmed by the visitors, but could …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Jamaica The Caribbean Island nation of Jamaica has risen in the Americas Rankings thanks to disposing of St. Vincent and the Grenadines …
Read More »Vancouver 7s Pool Draw announced
The pools for the next round of the HSBC Sevens Series to be held for the first time in Vancouver this coming weekend have been announced, with some exciting match-ups set for Saturday, the first of the two-day event. Las Vegas champions Fiji head up Pool A, with giant-killers Kenya, …
Read More »Brazil Crowned Sul Americano Sevens Champions
Brazil’s preparation to host the 2016 Olympic Games received a positive infield boost today as Brazil were Crowned Sul Americano Sevens Champions. In winning Brazil not only retained their title but did so for for the thirteenth consecutive year. Titled Aquece Rio, or Rio Warm-up, the two-day women’s Rugby Sevens tournament brought …
Read More »Americas Rankings – March 06 2016
Six countries from the Americas had their rankings on the line this weekend. In the Americas Rugby Championship both Chile vs Canada and Uruguay vs USA were for rankings points. In addition the Rugby World Cup 2015 qualifier of St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs Jamaica had points on the line. Uruguay’s …
Read More »Argentina XV defeat Brazil to become Americas Rugby Champions
The inaugural Americas Rugby Championship came to a close at the unofficial spiritual home of Brazilian rugby, São José dos Campos this evening. The Argentina XV wrapped-up the title by defeating Brazil 42-7. 10 minutes in Juan Pablo Estelles opened the scoring. His try came from an opportunistic box-kick from …
Read More »Brazil, Argentina Impress on Day One in Rio
Hosts Brazil and south-western neighbors Argentina went undefeated on day one of the Rio 2016 Rugby Sevens preparatory tournament. Brazil dominated all opponents, winning by 22 or more in all matches and conceding no points in the process. Combined with previous results the Brazilian women’s Rugby Sevens side have, remarkably, …
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